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Re: D&D Demotivators X: X Never marks the spot

Originally Posted by Dire_Stirge

Over-the-top Exaltedesque action combined with horrifying monsters, philosophy, theology and lots of humor? I can't really get any closer than that.

It's getting thrown into a game of Exalted from the eyes of a newcomer, basically. Wildly different cultures, exceedingly powerful beings on different tiers from one another, complex motivations, over the top action, and theology critical to the existence of the setting thrown into a blender and served with a protagonist who has power without understanding. It's just about the most Exalted thing ever created outside a sourcebook.

I highly recommend it, as it has some gorgeous artwork and creativity in every page.

Re: D&D Demotivators X: X Never marks the spot

Originally Posted by Dire_Stirge

Someone posts a great D&D joke, and half the imgur comments are about the 'absurdly diverse' group of players. I'm not sure what to say.

I believe that's because it is an absurdly diverse group. Even if its possible to have a group that diverse, since it's a comic it seems like the artist was making a point of being a diverse group, which reduces its believability. It seems disingenuous, regardless if the group and events depicted are completely factual or not.

Re: D&D Demotivators X: X Never marks the spot

Originally Posted by MesiDoomstalker

I believe that's because it is an absurdly diverse group. Even if its possible to have a group that diverse, since it's a comic it seems like the artist was making a point of being a diverse group, which reduces its believability. It seems disingenuous, regardless if the group and events depicted are completely factual or not.

'Absurdly diverse' seems a bit strong. 'Improbably', perhaps.
Personally, I think it's generally a good idea to steer away from the general image that only white dudes play D&D wherever possible.

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Re: D&D Demotivators X: X Never marks the spot

From the comments, I think that it's based on the artist's actual group. I found the comments quite amusing, regardless.

This. There's often better reasons for remarkable situations than 'the author did it purposefully for no reason'.

Sure, not all group makeups are equally likely, but that's no reason to call it out. If the players were all bearded dudes, would someone be remarking that it's statistically unlikely for a group to consist solely of unshaven people?

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Re: D&D Demotivators X: X Never marks the spot

Originally Posted by MesiDoomstalker

I believe that's because it is an absurdly diverse group. Even if its possible to have a group that diverse, since it's a comic it seems like the artist was making a point of being a diverse group, which reduces its believability. It seems disingenuous, regardless if the group and events depicted are completely factual or not.

Easily possible, especially if you're a student at an international college or at an American university in a city like LA or NY. I live in a relatively small city in Europe and have played with prettymuch this exact group.

Originally Posted by MesiDoomstalker

I believe that's because it is an absurdly diverse group. Even if its possible to have a group that diverse, since it's a comic it seems like the artist was making a point of being a diverse group, which reduces its believability. It seems disingenuous, regardless if the group and events depicted are completely factual or not.

Originally Posted by Dire_Stirge

Over-the-top Exaltedesque action combined with horrifying monsters, philosophy, theology and lots of humor? I can't really get any closer than that.

The comic may be very confusing at first, but don't give up: keep reading. Eventually it should start to make sense, especially if you go and re-read it.

Sounds like it's right up my alley, I'll give it a shot. Ever since the indefinite hiatus of Keychain of Creation, I've been on the lookout for another Exalted comic, but never found one on my own.

Re: D&D Demotivators X: X Never marks the spot

Originally Posted by MesiDoomstalker

I believe that's because it is an absurdly diverse group. Even if its possible to have a group that diverse, since it's a comic it seems like the artist was making a point of being a diverse group, which reduces its believability. It seems disingenuous, regardless if the group and events depicted are completely factual or not.

It's really, really not. I live in Hawaii and my usual group is so diverse that I'm not sure what race some of them are aside from 'vaguely brownish.' We have an obese black guy, a couple Filipinos, an 8-year-old girl . . .

Cthulhu fhtagn R'lyeh!

Originally Posted by Nerd-o-rama

There were other programs that were deleted, but they either go quietly or spend the rest of their existence sitting around babbling about causality. Smith's different. He gets deleted and he's like "Hell no, I'm staying. And I'll steal your kernel privileges and spam copies of myself onto every last thing on the hard disk. How d'you like that?"

Re: D&D Demotivators X: X Never marks the spot

Originally Posted by GuesssWho

It's really, really not. I live in Hawaii and my usual group is so diverse that I'm not sure what race some of them are aside from 'vaguely brownish.' We have an obese black guy, a couple Filipinos, an 8-year-old girl . . .

I'm pretty sure that I read somewhere that Hawaii statistically doesn't have a majority, or was that talking about a particular island.

Re: D&D Demotivators X: X Never marks the spot

I'm pretty sure that I read somewhere that Hawaii statistically doesn't have a majority, or was that talking about a particular island.

LOL yeah, that sounds about right.

Cthulhu fhtagn R'lyeh!

Originally Posted by Nerd-o-rama

There were other programs that were deleted, but they either go quietly or spend the rest of their existence sitting around babbling about causality. Smith's different. He gets deleted and he's like "Hell no, I'm staying. And I'll steal your kernel privileges and spam copies of myself onto every last thing on the hard disk. How d'you like that?"

Re: D&D Demotivators X: X Never marks the spot

Trying out the new Brawl, have to say I'm disappointed. Mostly at the hero selection. I get the practical limits that brought it about (saving time on recording lines), but all of the characters available are 'aim needed' characters*, while I'll admit aim is probably my main weak point.

Re: D&D Demotivators X: X Never marks the spot

Originally Posted by Necroticplague

Trying out the new Brawl, have to say I'm disappointed. Mostly at the hero selection. I get the practical limits that brought it about (saving time on recording lines), but all of the characters available are 'aim needed' characters*, while I'll admit aim is probably my main weak point.

That's the point. A fair number of characters would rock the Brawl so hard. Bastion, Torbjorn, Symmetra, any Tank (except Zarya) and Reaper would wreck house and make it trivial.